If the MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD is to reduce the deficit and cut spending ... why, exactly, is the "fiscal cliff" something to be dreaded? The very folks who so solemnly assure us that this is what we MUST do seem to be among the most appalled at the chance that we might just DO it.

"There’s a reason the Constitution begins “We the people . . .” rather than “We the unconnected individuals who couldn’t care less about one another . . . .” - Eugene Robinson